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UR Family Version 5.8x - Release Notes 

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UR Family 

Version 5.8x 
Release Notes 

GE Publication Number: GER-4648D 
Copyright © 2021 GE Multilin 

 

Overview 

This document contains the release notes for firmware and software version 5.80 to 5.84 of the GE Universal 

Relay (UR) family of products. 
Applicable to products: B30, B90, C30, C60, C70, C95, D30, D60, F35, F60, G30, G60, L30, L60, L90, M60, N60, T35, 

T60 
Date of release 5.80: 2010 
Date of release 5.81: 2010 
Date of release 5.83: 24 April 2014 
Date of release 5.84: 20 October 2021 
In the following descriptions, a category letter is placed to the left of the title. See the table at the end of this 

document for descriptions of the categories. 
Major firmware releases can introduce new protection and control elements that can affect the device’s 

Modbus memory map. Check the summary of released features to find out if it applies to a particular release. 
 

 

When upgrading the firmware from versions 5.80 or 5.81 to version 5.84, the relay’s settings may 

be reset to factory defaults. The relay’s settings should be saved before the upgrade and reloaded 

to the relay after the firmware upgrade. 
Firmware version 5.84 is not applicable to the L60 Line Phase Comparison System. 

Summary of Contents for UR series

Page 1: ...84 20 October 2021 In the following descriptions a category letter is placed to the left of the title See the table at the end of this document for descriptions of the categories Major firmware releas...

Page 2: ...B30 has been enhanced to have individual phase instantaneous overcurrent elements per current source Products B30 Corrected firmware 5 80 Description Four additional phase instantaneous overcurrent el...

Page 3: ...the thermal status it can be used in a permissive scheme to allow re energizing a capacitor bank after tripping on an overload condition GE tracking number 580 7 Feeder Protection Systems F35 F60 N E...

Page 4: ...erminal line differential scheme raises PFLL Fail synchronization status and CH fail operands at all three terminals when both communication channels fail on at least one terminal However if only one...

Page 5: ...compared with the negative sequence component This also increases the element security GE tracking number 580 14 Communications N Line Differential Systems L30 and L90 to support the IEC61850 logical...

Page 6: ...values and other PMU settings have not been affected See the N60 instruction manual for details GE tracking number 580 19 M Changes to the PMU data recording function ensure an accurate time stamping...

Page 7: ...ate a Brick Trouble condition Products B30 C30 C60 C70 D30 D60 F35 F60 G30 G60 L30 L90 M60 N60 T35 T60 Corrected firmware 5 80 Description Brick Trouble is a self reset minor self test warning message...

Page 8: ...ent elements operating based on the RMS current value whether RMS or phasor were set to the input setting GE tracking number 581 2 P The Synchrocheck elements have been changed to correctly detect a d...

Page 9: ...w the elements output to momentarily change state when the relay power cycles Customers using the non Volatile Latches for protection or control purposes are advised to upgrade their relay firmware ve...

Page 10: ...al element that are displayed by the relay might not meet the design accuracy of 5 when restraint current values are below 0 11xIn These changes do not affect the operation of the ground line differen...

Page 11: ...t communication channels can be applied After recovering from a channel failure L90 devices must synchronize for the Line Differential Element to go back to normal operation The synchronization proces...

Page 12: ...Stall current at 100 volts to give motors a longer acceleration time This is especially useful when protecting very high inertia motors Negative sequence currents are now filtered to properly bias th...

Page 13: ...waveform metered signal are checked to validate a good signal GE tracking number 720 57 U The Negative Sequence and Neutral Directional Overcurrent elements have been modified to deliver enhanced sec...

Page 14: ...et Priority and VLAN addresses in an Ethernet data frame The existing implementation allows users to set a single value of priority that applies to all GOOSE messages That singular value of priority i...

Page 15: ...s was modified to comply with the IEC61850 standard 00 intermediate 11 Bad For further information see the UR device instruction manual GE tracking number 590 12 C UR IEC6870 5 104 implementation has...

Page 16: ...n calculate net difference or monitor UR actual analog values Previous firmware versions can allow FlexElements to improperly apply the unit base value when IEC61850 GOOSE analog are set as the FlexEl...

Page 17: ...port a data filter that discards any data for the debug port The debug port traffic is only allowed when a factory service password requirement is met End users having UR devices with an Ethernet port...

Page 18: ...ch forces a discrepancy between the internal event recorder and communication protocol time stamp A UR relay generating dozens of events within one protection pass period can also lead protection and...

Page 19: ...Without channel monitoring commissioning or troubleshooting procedures with loopback tests can become complex This firmware version changes the UR devices loopback mode to allow channel monitoring whi...

Page 20: ...Family Firmware 5 83 Release Notes boot up This firmware release ensures that the firmware in the Brick is maintained when connecting a Brick to URs with earlier firmware versions GE tracking number 6...

Page 21: ...ng number 603 1 P Improved accuracy of bus differential pickup in the region between Low and High breakpoints Products B30 B90 Impacted firmware All to 6 06 7 00 to 7 28 7 30 to 7 82 Corrected firmwar...

Page 22: ...g testing if needed using the Test Mode Function GE tracking number 728 10 F Improved security in differential elements Products B30 B90 G30 G60 M60 T35 T60 Impacted firmware All to 6 06 7 00 to 7 27...

Page 23: ...xample enabling the source incorrectly triggers Module Failure 07 GE tracking number 605 11 E Improved Restricted Ground Fault RGF element Products All with Restricted Ground Fault element F60 G30 G60...

Page 24: ...6 02 and 6 04 and above Corrected firmware 5 84 6 03 Workaround None Description Setting group switching is a fast operation that under normal conditions should not trigger any self test alarm Some UR...

Page 25: ...ppens due to last valid status values being substituted with default values if even one sample is detected as bad in the frame With the new release at least two bad frames are required two protection...

Page 26: ...corrected versions ensure that the firmware upgrade process is completed with the first reboot no second reboot is required GE tracking number 721 1 Platform U The Equipment Mismatch self test warnin...

Page 27: ...CNT DIFF PKP and XFMR PCNT DIFF 5TH operands for Transformer Percent Differential element Products G30 T35 T60 Impacted firmware All to 6 05 7 00 to 7 26 7 30 to 7 61 Corrected firmware 5 84 6 06 7 27...

Page 28: ...mers with limited communication experience to set their GOOSE messages GE Tracking Number 580 24 N New Backup Restore modes for UR Setup software environment file Applicable UR Setup UR Engineer Descr...

Page 29: ...tons One the language and front panel are changed by the user the software tool updates the order code which erases all the settings Settings must be previously saved and uploaded to the relay after t...

Page 30: ...omers having UR devices with FW version 5 7x or 5 8x should use VP UR Engineer 5 80 GE Tracking Number 580 28 G Software exceptions Applicable UR Engineer Description The following software exceptions...

Page 31: ...being inadvertently removed when the relay order code had software option 12 or 13 and the process bus HardFiber module C70 Phase Unbalance Operands not appearing correctly in FlexLogic graphical view...

Page 32: ...ns Changes to or problems with text messages LEDs and user pushbuttons R Changed incomplete or false relay records Changes to or problems with relay records oscillography demand fault reports and so o...

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